Staffordshire Bull Terrier and Related News

Give the penguin back! (Mega Star)
According to the Sun, some blighter nicked a baby penguin from a zoo, forgetting that the four-month-old chick needs its mummy.

Pit bull owners defend their animals against stereotype (The Natchez Democrat)
NATCHEZ ? So you?re in the market for a dog. You don?t want a little toy dog but you also aren?t looking for something your guests will mistake for a lion.

Virus hits dogs (The Advertiser)
AT least 250 dogs have died or been put down in just three weeks following South Australia's worst outbreak of a deadly infection in 20 years. The number of parvovirus cases has soared since late November, with more than 500 cases recorded in the metropolitan area.

LOCAL NEWS (Alamogordo Daily News)
With the arrival of the new year, pet owners on Holloman Air Force Base will face strict new regulations regarding the types of animals they can own and how those pets must be cared for.

By Erika Baltrus ECHO REPORTER (The Invermere Valley Echo)
At the request of Columbia Valley Dog Control Officer Sam Fiddler, the Regional District of East Kootenay changed the definitions of ?pit bull terrier? in a bylaw.

Give the penguin back! (Mega Star)
According to the Sun, some blighter nicked a baby penguin from a zoo, forgetting that the four-month-old chick needs its mummy.

Asbowatch 2005: Look back at anger (BBC News)
The war against yobs was stepped up in 2005, with inventive Asbos showing the desire to beat bad behaviour.

Dog left in closed car dies from heat (Stuff)
Palmerston North SPCA ambulance officers received a "dog in distress" call at 2.15pm and rushed to the scene, but found the animal had died minutes earlier.

Where there is a Will there?s a way (Rochdale Observer)
A HEYWOOD ATC cadet was showered with praise after rescuing two dogs from a watery grave. William Downes was presented with a commendation from his squadron, as well as a certificate of merit from the RSPCA and a plaque from Rochdale?s mayor, Councillor Ashley Dearnley, for his heroics.

Fury over cruel dog owner's 'lenient' sentence (The Vale Advertiser)
FURY last night greeted the "lenient" sentence handed to a North Wales woman whose dog was found starving and riddled with mange and mites. Vicky Simpson was yesterday banned from owning cats and dogs and placed on a community supervision order for a year at Prestatyn Magistrates.

Dogs and cats ban for pet owner (BBC News)
A woman is banned from keeping dogs and cats for a year after her three-legged boxer is found emaciated in the streets.

CompAmerica Donates PetCams to the 2005 Radio Music Awards (PR Web)
CompAmerica donates Hadley and the Pooch PetC@ms for celebs at the 2005 Radio Music Awards on Dec. 19 at The Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.

LOCAL NEWS (Alamogordo Daily News)
With the arrival of the new year, pet owners on Holloman Air Force Base will face strict new regulations regarding the types of animals they can own and how those pets must be cared for.

Virus hits dogs (The Advertiser)
AT least 250 dogs have died or been put down in just three weeks following South Australia's worst outbreak of a deadly infection in 20 years. The number of parvovirus cases has soared since late November, with more than 500 cases recorded in the metropolitan area.

Katrina Pets Now on 2006 Calendar (PR Web)
The striking faces of almost 20 pets, abandoned in New Orleans during the initial weeks following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, now grace the pages of a calendar for the year 2006.